Mega beat Vienna 94-88 to level their record at 2-2

How Mega's second-half comeback moved them to 2-2 in the Liga ABA table

Mega Superbet's 94-88 win at BC Vienna takes them to 2-2 and 13th of 20 in the Adriatic League. Vienna drop to 1-3 and sit 18th.

Mega's form now reads L, W, L, W, a side still alternating results. Vienna's reads L, L, W, L, which leaves them near the foot of the 20-team table.

The top of the league has a clear shape already. Partizan and Dubai are both unbeaten at 4-0, with Crvena Zvezda and Buducnost close behind at 3-1.

How did Mega come back to beat Vienna 94-88?

Mega won the game after half-time, taking the third quarter 27-16 and the fourth 24-19. That second-half swing turned a deficit into a 6-point away win.

Vienna had controlled the first half on their own floor, winning the opening quarter 26-23 and the second 27-20. The hosts then managed only 16 points in the third, and Mega never let them recover.

The free-throw line helped Mega close it out. Andrej Lucic went 10/11 from the stripe on his way to 25 points, while Ognjen Srzentic added 16 points and 4 steals.

Pavle Backo off the bench: 19 points and 9 rebounds

Pavle Backo decided the game from the bench, producing 19 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks in 22 minutes. His PIR of 24 topped the Mega side.

He did his damage close to the basket, going 6/8 on two-pointers. He also hit 1/3 from three and 4/5 at the line, with only 1 turnover.

Backo was not the only reserve to answer the call. Luka Paunov scored 14 points in 14 minutes on 5/6 two-point shooting, giving Mega a second scorer off the bench.

Why Grant Sherfield's 25 points were not enough for Vienna

Grant Sherfield matched Lucic as the game's top scorer with 25 points, but Vienna lacked efficient support around him. He went 10/12 from the line and 3/7 from three, with 5 assists in 33 minutes.

Aleksa Novakovic scored 17 points, yet his 3/11 from three left him with a PIR of 7. Alagie Barra Njie added 9 points and 4 assists but committed 3 turnovers.

R.J. Gunn was the steadiest of the rest. He had 13 points and 7 rebounds in 33 minutes without a single turnover.

Who do Mega and Vienna play next in the Liga ABA?

Vienna face Dubai Basketball next, while Mega take on U-BT Cluj-Napoca. On paper, the two fixtures could hardly look more different.

Dubai are second in the table at 4-0, a hard test for a Vienna side at 1-3. Mega, at 2-2, have a chance to win back-to-back games for the first time this season.